“Someone told me that they saw Carmon sitting on Todd’s lap at a club back in April. They were being really flirty and were all up on each other,” Joyce explains to In Touch, adding that Kandi, 37, chose to ignore the accusations even though “everyone in town” was talking about it. “She just doesn’t want to believe what’s going on.”

But Joyce explains she doesn’t want to step in any further. “Right now, I’ve decided to back off a bit,” she tells the mag. “I’m trying to rebuild my relationship with my daughter because that’s all I have.”